Angelina Jolie and Doug Liman Reunite for Movie "The Initiative"
Angelina Jolie is attached to star in the new spy thriller 'The Initiative,' reuniting with her 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' director Doug Liman.
Universal is in talks to land the hot project with F. Scott Frazier ('Collide,' 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage') tapped to write the screenplay — plot details for which are being kept under wraps — and Jeff Kirschenbaum to produce for Roth/Kirschenbaum Films.
Like Liman, RK Films also has a solid relationship with Jolie as the company backed Disney's hit 'Maleficent' movies, in which she played the title role.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, 'The Initiative' witnesses Jolie's return to the slick action thrillers that made her a box office megastar, including 'Salt,' 'The Tourist' and 'Wanted.'
If the deal with Universal closes, executive VP of production development Jay Polidoro and director of development Tony Ducret will oversee the pic for the studio.
Jolie was most recently seen in Pablo Larraín's 'Maria,' where she earned rave reviews for portraying famed soprano Maria Callas. Upcoming, she stars in Alice Winocour's bilingual drama 'Couture,' which she also produced, and is set for the film adaptation of 'Anxious People' from Marc Foster.
Liman — who most recently helmed 'Roadhouse,' a huge hit for Amazon MGM Studios, and 'The Instigations' on Apple TV+ — continues his run with Universal after he directed 2002's 'The Bourne Identity' and 2017's 'American Made,' starring Tom Cruise. Liman and Cruise are currently developing a movie for the studio, which will be filmed entirely in space.
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